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Last Run Tips and Alternatives
 ELK
REFUGE
Ride a
horse-drawn sleigh through thousands of elk wintering on the
National Elk Refuge. Departing throughout the day from the National
Museum of Wildlife Art just north of Jackson town, the sleigh ride
costs $12 for adults and $8 for children.
HOCKEY
The Jackson Hole Moose Hockey team
plays full-check hockey in the Elite Senior A division of the USA
Hockey Association. Teams travel from all over the country to play
the Moose in their 26-home game schedule. See the action Friday and
Saturday nights at the Snow King Center. $5 for adults and $3 for
children. For more info. call 734-5300 or view online at jacksonholemoose.com
ICE SKATING
The Teton County Parks and
Recreation Department maintains three outdoor rinks, open free of
charge seven days a week, temperatures permitting. The elementary
school rink at 155 East Gill is small, but adequate for children.
Two hockey rinks, one at the base of Snow King Ski Area and one in
Wilson, are great for adults and families, and are available for
recreation when hockey or broomball games - and practices - aren’t
scheduled; they’re lit from 6 to 10 p.m. Call 733-5056 for more
info.
The indoor rink at the Snow King
Center is open to the public for one-and-a-half-hour sessions that
are scheduled around hockey practice and figure skating. Call
734-3000 for the daily schedule and prices.
Grand Targhee has a new ice
skating rink this season, and there’s nothing quite like apres-ski
ice skating under a Teton sunset. It opens at 5 p.m. daily,
admission is free, and skate rentals are $5.
TUBING PARKS
Tons of fun at Snow
King, Mon.-Fri. from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., weekends from noon till 8
p.m. Adults pay $10/hr. or $15 for two hrs., kids 5 years old and up
costs $7/hr. and $10 for two hrs.
At Grand Targhee the tubing
begins at 5 p.m. daily. $8/hr. gets you up the hill on the Magic
Carpet and down the sluice on the giant inner tube that’s provided.
All riders must be four years of age or older.
SNOWSHOEING
Grand Teton National
Park offers a free ranger-led snowshoe hike at 2 p.m. every day
(except Wednesdays) from late December to March, weather and
conditions permitting. Snowshoes are provided, and the rangers
touch briefly on the lore of snowshoeing and the winter adaptation
of plants and animals in the park. Groups cover the one-and-a-half
miles along the river bottom in about two hours. Dress warmly,
using the layer system, and wear warm footwear. For those who would
prefer to wander around indoors instead of outdoors, the visitors’
center houses exhibits on the natural history of the park.
The snowshoe hikes leave from
the Moose Visitors’ Center. No experience is necessary. Groups are
limited to 20 adults and children over eight. Reservations are
required. For more information, please call 739-3399.
The ski resorts also offer
snowshoeing through their Nordic centers.
RECREATION CENTER
Located two
blocks north of town square on 155 East Gill, Jackson’s rec. center
has a gymnasium with a full-size basketball and volleyball court, an
aquatic center, locker rooms, and a public meeting room. The aquatic
center consists of an eight-lane, competitive workout pool; a
therapeutic pool; a leisure-water pool; a hot tub; a water slide; a
teaching pool; and sauna and steam rooms. Open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday, and noon to
7 p.m., Sunday. The water slide closes one hour before the center
closes. For more information and daily fees, call 739-9025.
DANCE LESSONS
If you want to
learn a little two-step or cowboy waltz, stop by the Cowboy Bar on
Thursday evenings between 7:30-9 p.m. The Cowboy and the Dancers’
Workshop Country Western Dance Program sponsor free instruction to
anyone showing up before the band hits the stage.
GRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL
Winter Concert Series - Beginning January 18 with the Claremont Trio,
this concert series continues throughout the winter: January 25 Van Cliburn winner and pianist Yakov Kasman; February 8, flutist Heidi
Torvik; February 15, classical guitarist Robert Belinic; March 1
Courtney Budd, soprano: March 15, Wendy Werner, cello. All concerts
begin at 7:30 pm at Walk Festival Hall in Teton Village. For more
information and to order concert tickets, please call the GTMF
office at 733-1128, or online at www.gtmf.org
The Sybil Wiancko Community Concert
Series: The fifth year for this series, which showcases performances
by local and regional professional musicians. A lovely way to spend
a Sunday afternoon, combining music and a stunning collection of
fine art. Sponsored by the Jackson Hole Fine Arts Guild and the
National Museum of Wildlife Art, across from the National Elk
Refuge. Concerts are held at 3 p.m. on the first Sundays of Jan.,
Feb., March, and April and last an hour. Call the National Museum of
Wildlife Art at 733-5771.
EVENTS
FEBRUARY 15,
Moose Chase Ski-Skate
Race - Hundreds of lycra-clad Nordic skiers race 25 kilometers from
the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Nordic Center to Teton Pines. Call
733-0296 to enter.
FEBRUARY 16-17,
Shriners’ All American Cutter
Races - You won’t want to miss the fun and excitement of this Western
version of horse-drawn chariot racing. Teams run two abreast in a
1/4-mile sprint to the finish at the polo grounds south of Jackson.
Teams are auctioned in a Calcutta wager before each heat, so high
stakes and excitement mark this event.
FEBRUARY 18-20,
Wyoming Winter Special
Olympics - An annual event at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, these
special athletes compete in both alpine and Nordic events, and all
leave Teton Village feeling like winners. Come on out to cheer and
help make a difference for these special citizens.
MARCH 7-9,
14th Annual Celebrity Ski
Extravaganza - Jackson Hole continues its tradition of hosting this
fun celebration. Connie Stevens and the staff of Jackson’s Community
Entry Services Program (CES) join forces to raise money to support
CES programs in Jackson and the surrounding communities.
MARCH 22,
Life Link/Dynafit Rondonee
Rally - Modeled after the popular "Rallies" in Europe, this event
requires skill and endurance, not to mention the right equipment.
Using climbing skins and ski bindings that operate in both free- and
fixed-heel positions, competitors repeatedly ascend and descend
through a set course across Jackson Hole Resort’s legendary
terrain. Call 739-2770.
MARCH 27-30,
World Championship Snowmobile
Hillclimb - This year marks the 27th year for the World Championship
Snowmobile Hillclimb held at Snow King Resort. Starting from the
bottom of the resort’s steepest ski run, contestants throttle their
way straight up the mountain and are judged according to how high
they climb. Competitors come from all over the country to vie for
"King/Queen of the Hill." 734-9653 or
www.snowdevils.org
APRIL 5,
Jackson Hole Realty Pole Pedal
Paddle - An annual rite of spring here in Jackson Hole. This
four-discipline race starts at the summit of the Jackson Hole
Mountain Resort and ends on the Snake River. Racers compete either
individually or as teams in downhill and cross-country skiing,
bicycling, and paddling on the 40-mile course. Call 733-6433.
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